Separation of Church and State? The Athens Messenger (blog) You hear a lot about "separation of church and state," but you'll notice that phrase is not in the amendment. It is not anywhere else in the Constitution either. It has been concocted by politicians and lawyers to provide an easier way to explain the ... |
Outside of schools, separation of church and state in Maine gets blurrier Bangor Daily News Courts have interpreted the constitutional guarantee of separation between church and state very differently depending on where and when a prayer is said and its content. “In public, anyone can pray anytime they want, anywhere they want,†Zachary ... |
Dear AZ Lege, Separation of Church & State is in the US Constitution Tucson Citizen "Amid a discussion of the Bible and the Promised Land, the state House voted Tuesday to let Arizonans vote next year on whether they want to be able to challenge the federal government," reported the Capitol Media Services in the Arizona Daily Star. |
Washington County residents weigh in on separation of church and state The Herald-Mail Bill Morris of Hagerstown said Wednesday that he thinks the United States has gone too far in protecting separation of church and state and that he has always thought there is no such thing, pointing out that those words are not explicitly written in ... |
 Boing Boing | Faced with excommunication threat, Irish PM explains separation of church and ... Boing Boing Faced with excommunication threat, Irish PM explains separation of church and state to Cardinal. Cory Doctorow at 5:34 pm Tue, May 7, 2013. â€" FEATURED â€". Book Review · We Can Fix it! - a graphic novel time travel ... Everybody's entitled to their ... |
 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) | Church and state, separated for a reason: Editorial The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) When it comes to schools, church-and-state separation isn't the clear line we like to think it is. New Jersey gives money to parochial schools for busing, textbooks, nurses and special education. Students get government aid to attend religious schools. |
Bean clarifies views on Church and State Royal Gazette But there is a reason why humanity and democracies have moved towards a separation of Church and State. “Many will say that the Church has a role to fulfil, but under issues of this kind, the secular kind, they should not interfere, and just allow the ... |
Church and State The Ledger All of my life I have listened to discussions on separation of church and state. It has always been my belief that they go hand in hand, not to rule one over the other, but to keep a healthy balance in the way of life our forefathers set up for us. To ... |
Kentucky legislators have passed a law they say protects “religious freedom†and have forwarded it to Gov. Steve Beshear.
This morning, Americans United joined other groups in the state asking Beshear to veto the bill.
It’s not that AU doesn’t support religious freedom. Indeed, we consider the separation of church and state a necessary precondition for true religious liberty to flourish. The problem is, this bill isn’t really about religious freedom; it’s designed to do other things entirely. Read more
When CIA Director John Brennan placed his hand on a copy of the U.S. Constitution last week to take his oath of office, did he defy the very document on which he swore? Absolutely not. Read more
Whenever I hear someone talking about the alleged shift in American politics that is supposedly turning the country away from far-right politics, I have to pause, collect myself and say politely, “We’re not quite there yet.â€
If you don’t believe me, take a look at what’s going in some of the states.
It’s estimated that 24 state legislatures have been strongly influenced by an unholy partnership of Religious Right groups and Tea Party activists. Some awfully strange legislation is surfacing in those states. Read more
Sixty-five years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of its most important church-state decisions.
The 8-1 ruling in McCollum v. Board of Education ended a practice in the Champaign, Ill., public schools of allowing ministers to come onto the campus during the day to offer sectarian instruction. Read more
This Saturday, March 9, from 9 AM to 3 PM, Winston-Salem AU chapter members and supporters are encouraged to join with Forsyth Area Critical Thinkers (FACT), to demonstrate against the Good News Club event to be held at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. FACT President Steve Hewitt informs us they will be setting up in the fairgrounds, off Deacon Blvd, at 9 AM at the Archway to the Coliseum just outside the Education Building. Read more
In Ray Bradbury’s sci-fi classic Fahrenheit 451, books are burned as part of an extreme act of government censorship. Recently, it seems a Missouri public library was engaging in the 21st century equivalent of book burning by blocking access to Pagan websites. Read more
When U.S. military leaders announced that openly gay men and women would be permitted to service in the armed forces, Religious Right leaders went ballistic.
They asserted that the move would destroy military cohesion and leave our fighting force less able to do the job. Of course, that didn’t actually happen. One year after the change, military leaders reported that the new policy was working out fine. Read more
A funny thing happens when state lawmakers advance the Religious Right’s agenda: It can end up costing that state a ton of money. Big bills are a problem for even the staunchest allies of the Religious Right, and that has led to a change of heart in Texas when it comes to funding family planning services. Read more
Several church-state separation issues are coming up in the states. Here are a few highlighted bills that AU is working on: Read more
Activists who have defended the separation of church and state for a long time sometimes ask me if there’s a new generation of young people who will carry on this work in the years to come.
The answer is yes. This past weekend, you might have had the opportunity to see one of them on “Moyers & Company†on PBS.
Long-time PBS journalist Bill Moyers interviewed Zack Kopplin, a 19-year-old college student and Louisiana native who causes headaches for creationists everywhere. Read more
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